Transport in Bnei Brak

Last updated October 03, 2022

Transport in Bnei Brak occupies a central location within the Gush Dan (Israel's main metropolitan centre). It has an important role in transport throughout the region.

Buses

Across the Gush Dan, metropolitan local bus services are operated by the Dan Bus Company. Many buses traverse Bnei Brak due to its central location, East of Tel Aviv, west of Petah Tikva, north of Ramat Gan, and south of Ramat HaSharon

Light Rail

Red Line

Legend

					Petach Tikva CBS
					Pinsker
					Krol
					Dankner
					Beilinson
					Shacham
					Shenkar
					Kiryat Arye
					Em HaMoshavot Bridge

					Aharonovich
					Ben-Gurion
					Bialik
					Abba Hillel
					Arlosoroff
					Sha'ul HaMelekh
					Yehudit
					Carlebach
					Allenby
					Elifelet
					Salame
					Bloomfield Stadium
					Ehrlich
					Isakov
					HaBesht
					Machrozet
					Ha'Atsma'ut
					Rothschild
					Jabotinsky
					Balfour
					Binyamin
					Yoseftal
					Kaf Tet BeNovember
					He'Amal
					HaKomemiyut

The Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line will pass through Bnei Brak as an underground light rail system, expected to be operational in 2022. It is planned to be built underground as it passes through the city.

Rail

The Bnei Brak Railway Station opened in 1949 but was closed during the 1990s for refurbishment. It was reopened, and rebuilt in 2000. The station is, however, a fair distance from the city centre and so less accessible. The station is served by trains on the suburban Kfar Saba to Rishon LeZion line.

Road

Bnei Brak's eastern border is demarcated by Highway 4, to the west the city is easily accessible from the Ayalon Highway.

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By city: Beersheba Bnei Brak Jerusalem Petah Tikva Tel Aviv
Commuter rail	Beersheba · Jerusalem · Haifa · Tel Aviv
Metro	Tel Aviv (planned)
Light rail	Jerusalem (Red Line Green Line) Tel Aviv ( Red Line Green Line Purple Line )
Bus rapid transit	Haifa (Metronit)
Funicular	Haifa (Carmelit)
Cable car	Haifa (Bat Galim–Stella Maris · Mifratz–Technion–Haifa University)
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